Which to use
“tríade” is a noun and “triste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,586
- “tríade” frequency rank
- #1,203
- “triste” frequency rank
- 27789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tríade | triste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer conjunto de três elementos | afetado por infelicidade ou dor |
Letter map: tríade vs triste
Shared letters muted; letters that set tríade and triste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tríade (CCVVCV) and triste (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tríade / triste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tríade is anoun and tristeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tríade is recorded at frequency rank #26,586, classified as anoun. triste is at rank #1,203, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27789, this pair ranks #41,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tríade vs triste
Shared letters: ert. Private to "tríade": adí. Private to "triste": is.
"tríade" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "triste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- triste ← rtiste · tirste · triset · trisste · tristte · tritse · trriste · trsite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tríade" for "triste" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "tríade" or "triste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tríade" vs "triste" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tríade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "triste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tríade" and "triste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tríade vs tripé". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #41,138 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.